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Phase-switching dual-mode frequency divider and frequency synthesizer including the frequency divider

A phase switching, dual-mode frequency divider technology, applied in pulse counters, automatic power control, counting chain pulse counters, etc., to achieve the effect of saving chip area and high speed

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-02-08
NXP BV
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However, if the phase is switched K times in each cycle of the divider's output, then K input cycles are swallowed and the division factor is increased by K

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[0032] figure 1 A block diagram showing a receiver that can be used for the IEEE 802.11a standard. figure 1 The upper part of , shows the antenna ANT connected to the low noise amplifier LNA, which is connected to the first and second mixers MI, MQ, which in turn are connected to the analog-to-digital converter ADC. figure 1 The lower part shows the implementation of the PLL circuit. The PLL circuit includes a voltage oscillator VCO, a first divide-by-2 circuit, a frequency divider PS, a phase frequency detector PFD, a reference crystal Xtal, a charge pump CP and a low-pass filter LPF. The output of the divide-by-2 circuit is coupled to first and second mixers MI, MQ.

[0033] The frequency divider PS will be described in more detail below.

[0034] figure 2 show figure 1 Block diagram of the frequency divider in . The programmable frequency divider includes a 16 / 17 frequency divider 10, a buffer 20, a frequency divider 30, a decision unit 40, a synchronization unit...

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A phase-switching dual modulus prescaler having a dual modulus divider is provided. Said divider comprises a first and second divide-by-2 circuit (A;B), wherein said second divide-by-2 circuit (B) is coupled to the output of said first divide-by-2 circuit (A) and at least said second divide-by-two circuit (B) comprises a four phase output each separated by 90°. A phase selection unit (PSU) is provided for selecting one of the four phase outputs (Ip, In, Qp, Qn; INi, INni, INq, Innq) of the second divide-by-2 circuit (B). Moreover, a phase control unit is provided for providing control signal (C1, NC0; C2, NC2; C3, NC3) to the phase selection unit, wherein the phase selection unit (PSU) performs the selection of the four phase outputs (Ip, In, Qp, Qn; INi, INni, INq, Innq) according to the control signals (C0, NC0; C1, NC1; C2, NC2). Said phase selection unit (PSU) is implemented based on direct logic. The implementation of the phase selection unit based on direct logic enables a higher speed and saves area on the chip.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a phase-switched dual-mode frequency prescaler, and a frequency synthesizer. Background technique [0002] The Phase Locked Loop (PLL) method for frequency synthesis is the most common method for generating high frequency oscillations in modern communication equipment. A programmable frequency synthesizer is a device capable of generating a signal with a frequency selected from a range of frequencies. A programmable frequency synthesizer utilizes a digital phase-locked loop circuit that uses a voltage-controlled oscillator, VCO, to generate an output signal. The PLL includes a feedback and control loop that monitors the frequency of the synthesizer output signal, compares its frequency to that of a reference signal, and controls the VCO to adjust the frequency of the synthesizer output signal. In most cases a digital frequency divider, also known as a frequency divider, in the feedback section of the loop divides the...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H03L7/193H03K23/66H03L7/197
CPCH03K23/662H03L7/193H03K23/667H03L7/16H03K23/66
Inventor 多米尼克斯·M·W·利纳特斯内纳德·帕夫洛维茨科坦·米斯特里
Owner NXP BV
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